Puapua moa
Ophioderma falcatum in Hawaii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Ophioglossales
Family: Ophioglossaceae
Genus: Ophioderma
Species:
O. falcatum
Binomial name
Ophioderma falcatum
Synonyms
  • Ophioglossum pendulum L. ssp. falcatum (C. Presl) R.T. Clausen
  • Ophioglossum falcatum (C. Presl) Fowler
  • Ophioderma pendulum (L.) C. Presl var. falcatum C. Presl

Ophioderma falcatum is known as puapua moa or laukahi in Hawaii. It is a fern in the family Ophioglossaceae, and many people still classify it as an Ophioglossum. Some consider it a subspecies of Ophioderma pendulum. An epiphyte, it is native to the Hawaiian islands except for Ni'ihau and Kaho'olawe.[1] It also grows on some other Pacific islands.

References

  1. ↑ Smithsonian Institution (2010), Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
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